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1108775

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of the Government's new arrangement with Babcock for the defuelling of former Royal Navy nuclear submarines in Rosyth and Devonport.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>We are currently negotiating a new contractual arrangement with Babcock, to ensure better value for money for the taxpayer to complete the defueling facility. I am withholding the cost as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests. I can confirm that defueling of existing and future laid-up nuclear submarines will take place at Devonport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 15:37:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108794

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the value of arms sales transacted between the UK and Saudi Arabia under every letter of offer and acceptance underpinned by the Al-Yamama MOU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	239317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>I am withholding this information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and another State.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 15:38:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1108798

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the (a) arms exported under the 2005 Al-Salam arms deal, (b) pending deal announced in March 2018 for 48 Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia and (c) associated in-country support for both of those deals are governed by the 1986 Al-Yamamah MOU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	239319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The 1986 Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Governments of the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to govern the government-to-government arrangements for the supply of military equipment and services to the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, including the programmes of work agreed under the Salam Project.</p><p>It is expected that any future agreement for additional Typhoon aircraft would be concluded under the Salam Project.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 15:37:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1107746

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 25 March 2019, Official Report, column 6, what steps the EU Commission has taken with regard to applying article 346 to the procurement of support ships by other member states.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	238591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission's evaluation report on the Defence Procurement Directive in 2016 can be found at:</p><p>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016DC0762&amp;from=en</p><p>The accompanying Commission Staff Working Document can be found at:</p><p>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016SC0407&amp;from=EN</p><p>The report found that some Member States may be interpreting exemptions such as Article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union too broadly, resulting in an uneven application of the Directive. The report concluded that the Commission needed to take action to start infringement procedures where serious breaches of European Union law are identified. Consequently, the Commission sent infringement notices to a number of Member States in 2018 for not correctly applying the Directive. I am unable to comment further on these ongoing cases.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 03/04/2019 14:06:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1105905

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the remaining nine Reaper drones to be decommissioned ahead of the purchase of sixteen Protector drones from the United States.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	238287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The out of service date for the Reaper fleet will align with Protector's entry into service by the middle of the next decade to ensure a seamless transition between the two fleets.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/04/2019 14:53:28 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1105949

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recent naval incursions by Spanish vessels into UK territorial waters around Gibraltar, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of awarding the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract to a Spanish company.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	238288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy was clear that the Fleet Solid Support Ships will be subject to international competition. It makes no assumptions about where the ships will be built.</p><p>The competition that is now under way to procure the Fleet Solid Support Ships will be assessed fairly and in accordance with UK public procurement law. I am very pleased that a UK consortium is among the bidders.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/04/2019 14:54:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1105501

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the UK's sovereign ability to manufacture complete military jets in the event that the manufacture of Hawk aircraft in the UK ceases.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	237677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 UK Combat Air Strategy along with the £1.9 billion Ministry of Defence investment in the Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative will help support the skills, capability and capacity that provides combat air freedom of action and operational advantage as well as sustaining choice as to how a next generation combat air system is delivered.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 15:36:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1105575

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department makes an assessment of export potential when designing and developing UK military capabilities.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	237632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence considers exportability as part of its investment decisions and capability development process. We have developed an Exportability Policy internally and are working closely with industry to implement our approach. Recent examples of this approach include the Type 31e and the Combat Air Strategy. On 14 March 2019 we announced to Parliament (HCWS1411) a series of measures on Defence Prosperity including on growing exports and inward investment.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 10:52:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 14 March 2019,( HCWS1411).docx title Update on Defence Prosperity Programme
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1105756

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on procuring (a) type 31e frigates and (b) fleet support ships; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	237795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>There has been no change to our plans. On Type 31e, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Defence (the Rt Hon the Earl Howe), on 6 March 2019 (Official Report, Col. 608) in the House of Lords. On Fleet Solid Support procurement, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 March 2019 to Question 234164 to the hon. Member for Clwyd South (Ms Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/04/2019 15:31:09 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts Type31e.docx title Type31e Frigates
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1105341

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support defence industry jobs.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	237102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS 1411) made by the Secretary of State for Defence on 14 March 2019 which provides an update on the Defence Prosperity Programme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/04/2019 15:36:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract Thursday 14 March 2019, HCWS 1411.docx title Update on Defence Prosperity Programme
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin